Russia
Compared with South Korea, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Korea = 1×
Russia
vs
South Korea
Overall verdict
Russia is about 0.44× South Korea.
Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Korea = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Korea. A bar running right means Russia is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Russia is pricier →
South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Russia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 0.7× what it does in South Korea — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.73Russia
₩1,616
USD 1.037South Korea
₩2,205
USD 1.415
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.65Russia
₩1,441
USD 0.925South Korea
₩2,223
USD 1.427
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.54Russia
₩104
USD 0.069South Korea
₩191
USD 0.127
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.47Russia
₩2,102
RUB 135South Korea
₩5,500
KRW 5,500
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.14Russia
₩15
USD 0.01South Korea
₩110
USD 0.073
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2017 → 2022At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-1%
in RUB
137 → 135
137 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-19%
in KRW
It rose -1% in local currency, but -19% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.
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